On Humans, Other-Than-Humans, and Technologies: Positions, Knowledges, and the Art of Paying Attention.
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Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter
Book chapter
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Research Output:
Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter
Book chapter
Host publication Subtitle
By REFLACTOriginal language
EnglishPublication milestones
- Published - 05/2024
Publication status
Published - 05/2024
Place of publication
CopenhagenEdition
1Volume
1Publisher
Really Simple Syndication PressISBN (Print)
978-87-94538-03-9Chapter Number
2.7Host publication title
Action Research BookletHost publication editors
- Cancan Wang
- Laura Juncker-Jensen
Abstract
When you engage in action-oriented research and practice
Participatory Design (PD), you carry with you a concern – an ecological
concern you could say – for both humans, other-than-humans, and
technologies. That is, more specifically, when you practice PD you
work closely with the ones who are going to use – or are going to
be affected by – the new information technology imagined and/or
designed. Along with this ecological concern, you step into empirical
sites with an awareness that technology is not value neutral, but
rather is designed with and from different preferences, politics, and
values (Markussen, 1996; Haraway, 1988). Having such awareness
also means that questions concerning who designs, for whom, how,
and with whom, come to matter (Finken et al., 2018). This further
means that elements such as involvement, influence, responsibility,
and power are essential for such a design approach to ecologies of
humans, other-than-humans, and technologies.
Participatory Design (PD), you carry with you a concern – an ecological
concern you could say – for both humans, other-than-humans, and
technologies. That is, more specifically, when you practice PD you
work closely with the ones who are going to use – or are going to
be affected by – the new information technology imagined and/or
designed. Along with this ecological concern, you step into empirical
sites with an awareness that technology is not value neutral, but
rather is designed with and from different preferences, politics, and
values (Markussen, 1996; Haraway, 1988). Having such awareness
also means that questions concerning who designs, for whom, how,
and with whom, come to matter (Finken et al., 2018). This further
means that elements such as involvement, influence, responsibility,
and power are essential for such a design approach to ecologies of
humans, other-than-humans, and technologies.